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Beta Information

PostgreSQL beta and release candidate releases are pre-release testing versions, not meant for production use. They
are feature-frozen, and we release these to the public for testing before our final release.

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group strongly advises against using beta versions of PostgreSQL in production
installations or active development projects. While the PostgreSQL code is continuously subject to a number of
automated and manual tests, beta releases might have serious bugs. Features are subject to changes that are
backwards incompatible at any time during the development of the betas, and could possibly be removed
altogether.

Betas and release candidates are meant for everyone who uses PostgreSQL to test before the full release. The process
of testing these betas will help the community to identify and fix bugs prior to release. They are especially
useful for developers of platforms, drivers, tools, and utilities which depend upon PostgreSQL in order to prepare
for changes in the new version.

PostgreSQL 10 has been released. The first beta of version 11 is not yet available for testing. Beta testing of
version 11 is likely to begin in mid 2018.